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  Corruption in the car industry

  31 March 2006 / 20 comments

  6 custom officers are being investigated for assisting car dealers to import vehicles using cloned or fake Approved Permits. Two are assistant directors while the other 4 are rank-and-file officers. These guys earn as much […]

   

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  Proton and Chery discussing two-way partnership

  30 March 2006 / 24 comments

  More developments on Malaysia-China automotive industry relations. Previously there were rumours on Proton’s involvement with Jinhua Youngman and Chery. Jinhua Youngman was believed to have entered a deal with Proton to assemble Proton CKD kits […]

   

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  NAP After-Effects: Proton reduces prices further

  30 March 2006 / 16 comments

  Proton Edar Sdn Bhd and EON have published new price lists for Proton cars, lower than the prices previously announced. It’s still not much, with the model with the largest price cut being 7% for […]

   

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  NAP After-Effects: Perodua extends price slash to baseline models

  30 March 2006 / 23 comments

  Perodua has announced that it’s 4% price reduction will be extended to it’s baseline Perodua Kancil EX660 and Perodua Kancil EX850 models. Previously it was decided it would not reduce prices for those models as […]

   

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  NAP After-Effects: Hyundai price drops

  30 March 2006 / 14 comments

  Oriental Holdings Bhd has announced price cuts for Hyundai cars between 1.42 and 10.73 percent. Models affected are the Hyundai Sonata, Hyundai Elantra and the Hyundai Accent. The Sonata’s price has dropped by 10.73 percent […]

   

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  Chevrolet Optra Estate

  30 March 2006 / 12 comments

  Malaysians have not seen a low-end to mid-range stationwagon since the days of the Nissan AD Resort. We do have station wagons, but they are in the form of the Volvo XCC (XC70) and the […]

   

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  Geely CK1 Freedom Cruiser

  30 March 2006 / 40 comments

  Zhejiang Geely Automotive Company will go ahead with the assembly of it’s Geely CK1, or Geely Freedom Cruiser here in Malaysia. It will be assembled by Information Gateway Corporation Sdn Bhd. Production is expected to […]

   

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  NAP After-Effects: Nissan slashes prices up to 15%

  28 March 2006 / 15 comments

  Edaran Tan Chong Motor announced price cuts of between 3% to 15% for Nissan cars with immediate effect under the new National Automotive Policy tax rates. The Nissan Sentra will be cheaper by 5%, while […]

   

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  NAP After-Effects: New prices for Proton cars

  28 March 2006 / 28 comments

  Proton has posted new prices of Proton cars on their website. This is for Proton Edar. EON managing director Datuk Syed Hisham Syed Wazir said it has yet to receive an updated price list for […]

   

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  Naza to launch NX-01 and NX-02 within two months

  28 March 2006 / 16 comments

  Naza Automotive Manaufacturing Sdn Bhd will be rolling out two new non-KIA models in the next two months. Codenames, NX-01 and NX-02, they will be built at Naza’s plants in Gurun and Pekan respectively. Naza […]

   

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  NAP After-Effects: Volvo slashes prices up to 7%

  28 March 2006 / 13 comments

  Volvo Cars Malaysia has announced price reductions of up to 7% for Volvo cars in Malaysia. This translates to price cuts of between RM10,000 to RM20,000. The Volvo XC90 SUV’s price will not be hiked, […]

   

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  Drive-in massage parlours for North-South Highway users

  27 March 2006 / 17 comments

  Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu opened today Malaysia’s first drive-in “massage parlour” rest stop in Malaysia, situated along the North-South Highway. The “massage parlour” is equipped with automatic massage chairs. You know, like […]

   

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  Updates on Satria Replacement Model from Proton Cars Australia

  26 March 2006 / 16 comments

  GoAuto carries some news on Proton’s model timeline for the Australian market, which could give us a guideline on when models will be released on our own shores. Probably take off a few months to […]

   

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  MKN Motorsports pitching for Hybrid APs

  26 March 2006 / 5 comments

  MKN Motorsports Sdn Bhd is pitching for APs to import hybrid cars like the Toyota Harrier Hybrid and the Toyota Alphard Hybrid into Malaysia. MKN Motorsports currently imports luxury cars and sells them at their […]

   

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  NAP After-Effects: Perodua slashes prices by 4%

  26 March 2006 / 3 comments

  An update on Perodua’s price cuts. Instead of the previously reported figures, car prices will be slashed by 4% for it’s Myvi, Kelisa, Kenari and Kancil models except for the Kancil EX660 and the Kancil […]

   

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